Firefox 2 (Alpha Omega)

Title: Firefox 2

Gokou Alpha - September 28, 2006 02:41 PM (GMT)

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Firefox 2 (Bon Echo) RC1 is available for public download; however, Mozilla still recommends that only developers use the new build. The next scheduled release, Firefox 2 RC2, will be in the first week of October, with a final release expected by the end of the month. From what we've seen so far, Firefox 2 looks to be a sure winner.

New theme
It's subtle, but it's there. The RC1 toolbar has an almost glass-like look, with the traditional buttons Firefox users have grown used to appearing translucent until you hover your mouse near them, and they fill in. This gives the buttons a shine, as though they are glowing.

Live titles
Also known as Microsummaries, these titles appear in your bookmark section instead of as a static title. For example, the BBC's bookmark appears with the latest headline. Web sites generate the content and, like RSS does, feed them out to end users. So instead of seeing a bookmark www.weather.com, you'll see a line that says Ten-day forecast for San Francisco.

Built in phishing protection
With Firefox 2, you'll be protected against fraudulent sites. Should you stray onto a fraudulent bank or PayPal site, Firefox will alert you by graying out the page and displaying a dialog box. In our tests, however, we found that add-on toolbars outperformed the built-in antiphishing technology within Firefox 2 and even that of Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 7. Note: the antiphishing toolbar from Netcraft does not currently work with Firefox 2, but it works fine with Firefox 1.5.

Inline spelling checker
We've previously called this out, but Firefox 2 will have an inline spell-check function that will indicate words you may have misspelled and make suggestions for replacement words. This is handy if you post to online forums.

Also included in Firefox 2 are enhancements to RSS feeds, the ability to resume your last session--complete with open tabs (useful in the event of a browser crash), and enhanced search-engine capabilities, such as word suggestions from the search engine of your choice. Check back to read our full review in late October when the final version of Firefox 2 is released.

Click link for a video demo of FF 2 - Firefox 2

And your thoughts ?

4th Noun - September 28, 2006 08:31 PM (GMT)

Sweet.

I like the last few features that they're talking about.

The spell check will be cool, and the last session resume is one of the reasons I like Opera.

I cant wait until it's completely ready for all to download.

Zero - September 29, 2006 12:37 AM (GMT)

Ooo can't wait

the spellcheck and resume session features will be very usefull

DangerMouse - September 29, 2006 04:38 PM (GMT)

I dont spell all the correctly on purpose, so that may be a bit annoying for me, but only if it's automatic and cant be shut off.

That resume feature sounds pretty sick. I cant the number of times Ive closed my browser and then realized there was something else I was gonna do, so now I gotta login again.

FF2 will be great.

Gokou Alpha - September 29, 2006 04:42 PM (GMT)

seem like it. DId y'all check out te video as well ?

4th Noun - September 29, 2006 06:25 PM (GMT)

I didnt. Since it's not ready for the public yet, I'll wait until it is to check out anything on it.

Zero - September 29, 2006 10:00 PM (GMT)

QUOTE (DangerMouse @ Sep 29 2006, 12:38 PM)

but only if it's automatic and cant be shut off.

I watched the video and the spell check works a lot like microsft word

It puts a line under the word and gives you words when you right click on it

DangerMouse - October 28, 2006 12:46 AM (GMT)

Yo, just installed it.

The spell check is pretty sick. My slang has red lines under it. Sickness yo.

cmg_oh - October 28, 2006 01:45 PM (GMT)

Yeah, I installed it yesterday. The tabs having the individual closers is neat, so it the fact that the tabs do not go as small when you have numerous windows open, but having to scroll to the end to see the newest window is not as convenient at all.

DangerMouse - October 28, 2006 06:27 PM (GMT)

Oh, I dont use too many tabs at once so I dont see that as a problem...for me.

I dont havta scroll though, because theres a a button to hit that shows all the tabs. I think thats pretty good. :unsure:

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